réprimer
Meanings
Verb
1. to suppress, quell (stop the spread of something considered bad or wrong) (transitive)
2. to repress, stifle (prevent the growth of) (transitive)
3. to repress, muffle (prevent someone speaking out) (transitive)
4. to hold back, to stunt (make someone refrain from doing something) (transitive)
5. to cut down, subdue (reduce the level of, e.g. crime) (transitive)
Examples10
Tom ne pouvait réprimer sa colère.
Tom couldn't suppress his anger.
Elle ne peut réprimer ses émotions.
She can't suppress her emotions.
Elle n'a pas pu réprimer ses émotions.
She couldn't suppress her emotions.
Réprimer sa colère est une vertu.
Suppressing one's anger is a virtue.
Il lui était très difficile de réprimer ses émotions.
It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
L'émeute a été réprimée sans difficulté.
The riot was suppressed without difficulty.